33 Random Bits of Trivia We Found in a Pot at the End of a Rainbow

When you find a big ol’ pot of shiny facts, but some grimy little leprechaun says you stole them, you’re forced to take a long, hard look in the mirror. Like, Christopher Columbus didn’t “find” the Americas, ya know? Oh god, are we just some filthy fact colonizers? 

No, no, that can’t be the case. That leprechaun was just gonna hide these facts away in his cave all for himself, but we shared their knowledge with the rest of the world. It still seems kind of gross, though. After you read them, can you please tell us how to feel? 

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